COLUMN: 5 RECOMMENDATIONS TO BUSH ON CUBA
President Bush must have a clear plan to react to ailing Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's decission to cede power to his brother, Raúl. Here are five key recommendations: First, lay low. Whatever you say, don't make aggressive statements that would help the Cuban regime perpetuate the myth that Cuba is facing an imminent U.S. invasion and that Cuban exiles are intent on descending on Havana to reclaim their properties. Read the entire column here.
posted by Andres Oppenheimer at 10:27 AM
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Very sensible ideas. The U.S. by staying quiet on Chavez in South America the last six months, has allowed for a South American backlash against the Venezuelan strongman to happen. The hardliners in Cuban government and military have to be kept down.
As far as engaging the government, that needs to be a priority now that there seems to be a re-alignment. Burton Helms has to be amended somehow. Raul Castro will not be there forever, it is time to identify new leadership in the island who might be more pragmatic.
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I agree United States need to zip-lock their lips on this one.I don’t know why the United States would try to upset the transition. That would be playing with fire. America needs to be watchful and alert. They need to try to anticipate any opportunity that’s presented and work with it.Chávez provides about $2.5 billion worth of subsidies to Cuba, and without that the Cuban economy would be in shambles. Raúl isn’t in the best position there.I think Raul will want to decentralize and liberalize the economy. I think there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that.Raúl is attracted to the Chinese political-economic model.It’s very hard to predict with Raul Castro. Raúl is a very effective organizer and planner.That’s one of the critical differences between them. Fidel micromanages.about the Burton Helms act lets not open that can of worms... The act has been said to violate international trade law, which it quite obviously does. Both the OAS and UN also disallow using economic measures to influence foreign governments.This law has been largely unsuccessful. Every Cuban knows what the U.S. is trying to do, and the Cuban Government has had an easy time blaming the U.S. for its economic troubles. Whether or not this is fair, Cubans have been united more by the Helms-Burton Act than anything else in a long time.Bottom line Raúl is 75 years old. there is noone else in the wings behind him who is being groomed to take over. Maybe kiss-ass Carlos Lage..who’s one of several vice presidents of Cuba’s Council of State..but the waiting game is on..Stay Tuned Folk, Raul Castro's Propaganda Machinery is slowy being groomed.
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Hey Andres, nice euphemism, talking about "remittances" of $1 billion. That is, in reality, theft. Stealing money from the USA instead of investing the money back into the community. That is the historic legacy of the Hispanic people: theft.
Inviting themselves into rich societies all over the Americas, robbing blind those once rich societies of all their wealth, forcing the Spanish language and culture on such societies and rewriting the history of those socities to make it appear as if they reached their high point only when Hispanics arrived on the scene. Then leaving those societies in abject poverty once the rape has been completed. That is the historic legacy of the Hispanic race of people.
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Sorry Andres, Would you be telling South Amercans to be low key if Pinochet,or the Argie Generals dressed as NY Doormen were still in Power terrorizing their peoples.
Remember there was a peaceful transition from Pinochet to democracy, the product of a lot of demonstrations and inside pressure from the US.
Very nice work, Andres. For the first time, I think I am coming around to the way you see it.
It makes sense.
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Muy interesantes tus artículos. De casualidad porque yo también tengo mi blog en el nuevo Herald me encontré con el tuyo . Te sigo desde hace bastante. Felicitaciones de una argentina blogera
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